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Comment by _heimdall

2 years ago

That isn't the distinction between censorship and moderation [1].

Censorship is the removal or blocking of speech, moderation is a broader term that can include practices like flagging content without removing or hiding it completely.

The state actor distinction in the US is only important when deciding if a party is bound by the First Amendment. My speech is protected from government censorship, not from censorship by a private company.

[1] https://publicknowledge.org/content-moderation-is-not-synony...